The 2023 summer season collection of Love Island was forced to cease filming over the weekend after a contestant reportedly fell sick.

Love Island kicked off on ITV2 final evening (June 5), with filming beginning on Saturday (June 3). Nonetheless, medics had to be rushed into the villa after one of many contestants had a “humorous flip” throughout filming.

It meant the scenes, being filmed with host Maya Jama in the villa, had to be halted.

Love Island 2023: Filming halted as medic rushes in

In accordance to The Solar, filming had to be stopped simply hours after the celebs entered the villa.

It’s claimed contestant Catherine Agbaje had a “humorous flip” whereas the cameras had been rolling. In consequence, paramedics rushed in to deal with her.

Insiders stated the property agent grew to become unwell on Saturday, the day filming started. “Catherine began to really feel sick throughout filming and he or she was seen by the villa’s medical crew. Her welfare was the precedence. Filming with the opposite islanders and Maya was stopped till she was feeling higher.”

Issuing an replace, the insider claimed that filming resumed quickly afterwards, with Catherine returning to the present. “It appeared the warmth, nerves and never consuming sufficient was the reason for her flip and he or she returned to filming not lengthy after. Both that or the shock of being paired with Andre Furtado was a little bit an excessive amount of to deal with,” they quipped of her love match.

Manufacturing crew praised over quick response

Sources hailed the pace of the present’s response to Catherine’s sickness and added: “Catherine was seen immediately by one of many 24-hour medics which resulted in a brief pause in filming, as soon as the medic was comfortable along with her temperature she was effective to proceed with the remainder of filming.”

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